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JACK LARSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Personally I like the up close and personal shots the best.
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Dave duChemin in his new ebook, "Chasing-the-Look," has a section on experimenting with different shutter speeds. He says, "I think we don't play with motion and the look of specific shutter speeds because we're scared. Scared of failure. Scared of images that aren't perfectly in focus. (How come we're not equally scared of creating boring, safe images?)" That question haunts me, and it haunts me not only in playing with shutter speeds; it haunts me with every aspect of my photography. The thought of being boring and safe makes me shudder.
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THANKSGIVING, which we celebrate in the US today, is my favorite of all of the holidays. The entire nation, no matter what ones race, religion (or lack of religion), creed, politics, or anything else, the entire nation pauses to give thanks. I believe that all meaningful living is grounded in gratitude.
@Nicholas: Thanks.
@Foto-aksent: Thank you.
@Dulcie: This just may be the best shot of the day on the Sumpter Railway.
@Mirjam: Thank you.
@Marie LC: That's what I love about art; we are each free to have our own preferences. Personally, I think that this is a superior photograph; as I've said, the best of the day on the Sumpter Railway.
@JPS: Merci.
@missparis: Merci.
@Anina: Thank you.
@Sarito: Thank you.
@Marion: Thank you.
@MrsAmber: Ha! ha! Don't count on it!!
@Adela Fonts Artús: Gracias.
@Veronelle: Merci.
@Vitor Martins: Thank you.
@k@: Merci. Between passion and perfection, perfection always loses.
@Paco Díaz: Gracias.
@Curly: Many thanks.
@Hiro: Generally I don't make comparisons. Each photograph needs to stand on its own. 1/30 seemed to create the effect that I wanted. Of course, to some degree, it was luck. The task is to organize your luck.
@Judy: Thanks.
@MARIANA: Merci. I'm not quite certain why I like this shot so much but I do.
@Macrobaby: There is absolutely no need to make choices. Each stands on it own two feet. Thanks for your comment.
@Susan: Thanks.
@Magda: Thanks. It demanded B&W.
@Slackwater - don: When I look back at some of my photographs, it is downright embarrassing!!
@zOOm: So sorry to hear about your sister. That's tough.
@Steve Rice: Thanks, Steve.
@bluechameleon: Thanks, Sharon.
@Seraphine: I was awfully close.
@Mirza Ahmad: Thank you.
@Ajay: I got in close and used a shutter speed of 1/30 sec. What amazed me was the way that certain parts of the image (some of the bolts for example) ended up tack sharp. The train was really moving.
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks. Maybe my favorite of the series.
@Francesc B.: Merci. I love this shot.